[ausev] new ev (Breeze)

[Chris Robison]

Interesting.  I was curious about this, so I looked up Shabbat.  Looks 
like there's a *lot* of things that are prohibited during this holiday, 
and the issue about the controller may be related to this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabbat#Use_of_electricity

My guess is that the scooter uses an AC or brushless DC drive, and their 
point would be that it thus avoids the arcing of a commutator and does 
not run foul of the prohibition on "creating fire".


  --chris



Steve Ross wrote:
> I was looking over the specs on the flyer and came across the "Shabbat
> Controller" design mentioned at the bottom of the flyer.
>
> It 'enables the religiously observant to use (the scooter) on Shabbat and
> Holidays in accordance with Halachic ruling based on the principle of Kevod
> Habiyut, human dignity.
>
> *scratching head*. I have heard of a lot of different controllers, but never
> one based on human dignity.  Interesting design specs.
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Ross [mailto:sross1 at austin.rr.com] 
> Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 4:19 PM
> To: 'AustinEV News Announcements and General Discussion'
> Subject: [ausev] new ev
>
>
> We are now the proud owners of a Breeze 4 Electric Scooter.  Even though it
> only goes 8mph top speed and has a range of 30 miles, it is still an
> electric Vehicle, with a 24 volt Ffikim controller (Israeli company).  It
> has a headlight and turn signals as well as an electromagnetic braking
> system that turns on the stop lights when activated.
>
> http://evrider.com/breezeiv.htm
>
> Ok, it's really a mobility scooter that I can only go to the corner market
> in, but it is a start.  We really got it so Grandpa can go fishing and disc
> golf with his grandson.  It is the first Breeze to be sold in Texas and our
> first EV (of hopefully many to come).
>
> Steve Ross
>
> (I promised I wouldn't tinker with it, so all I can do is keep it charged
> and clean)
>
>
>
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